Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-17
STRONG ENDORSEMENT.
United States District Attorney Carey
Backed by Court and Bar.

Backed by Court and Bar.
Special Agent Chalmers comment upon
the competency of ]. T. Carey to ill the
position of United States District Attorney
has reused the many friends of thar gentle
man 10 vigorously protest in his behalf.
Prohibited by the present status of the
accusation from making any personal de-
Tense, Mr.. Carey would be compelled to
suffer in silence until such time as the
Attorney-General could investigate the
charges.
In the meantime, however, his brother
attorneys have taken occasion to speak OF
him in the highest terms, believing that the
fight being made against him is purely a
political one. The Judges of the Supreme
and Superior Courts have recently tele-
graphed an Endorsement of Mr.. Carey to
Attorney-General Garland, stating, in view
of the facts that he occupied the position of
District Attorney of Sacramento for four
years and was offered the nomination for a
Superior Judgeship at the last election,
there could be no question of his ability to
discharge his present duties.
At a meeting a few days ago several of
the more prominent members of the San
Francisco Bar Association decided to send
to Washington a further Endorsement of
Mr.. Carey, thus atfording Attorney General
~
torneys standing in the profession.
Following is the telegram:
SAN Francisco, December H. 1887.
To the Ah0TRey-Generdl al Washington. The
undersigned members of the Bar of San Fran
cisco take this means of informing the Depart
ment of Justice that in their judgment the
attacks being made upon John 7. Carey as to
his competency to fill the Office of District Attor-
ney are entirely without foundation.
The Judges of the Federal Courts speak of
him in high praise, and those of us who have
had occasion TO meet Mr.. Carey in the discharge
of his duty do not hesitate to say that he has
filled his Office uprightly and ably, and with
that dignity of manner and action which should
always appear in the representative of the Gov
eminent.
Ralph Harrison, Arthur Rodgers, Samuel NJ
Wilson, Milton Andres, Fisher Ames, John H.
| Boalt, Charles p. Eells, Edward R. Taylor, A. H.
LoughboTough, W; 7. Goad, a. \. Drown,
W. Cope. il, Thomas Boyd, Charles Page,
Gordon Banding, E. s. Pills5ury.
Ex-Attorney- General Hart of Sacra-
mento, in conversation with Gail re-
porter yesterday, took occasion to speak in
the highest possible terms of District Attor-
ney Carey.
The fight against him." he said, 'is
purely political one, and dirty one at
that. Mr. Delmas' action in the matter, to
say the least, was unprofessioaal. The
stigma thrown upon Mr.. Carey's ability is
absolutely without foundation. He is a
thoroughly good lawyer and more than
competent TO discharge the duties of his
office. Without speaking further in the
matter, l may say that he compares very
favorably with any other attorney occupy
ing his position"
The action of the Bar Association, as set
forth in the above telegram, was taken
wiIhoui,any personal solicitation on the part
of District Attorney Carey, who was en-
tirely unaware that any such course was
contemplated.-.San Francisco Gail.